These four boys are self-contained - which means they never lose their tempers. They open their mouths only when they sing. Hometown - Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding. To their credit as writers: LOOKING FOR THE ANSWER, IT'S TOO LATE TO CHANGE, EVERYBODY SAY YEAH, YOUR MOTHER CHEWS TOBACCO, and FORT LAUDERDALE.
The gentleman that has been guiding them, although they are sighted and have no need for a seeing-eye dog is Gordon Neal, a triple threat talent, producer, writer and arranger. Contributing writer is solo talent Linda Bari; Women's Lib is opting for her equal rights.
The Elders have been working night clubs and one-night stands. With the help of this album they hope to play two-night stands throughout the Midwest, also the West, North, South and East. They have a unique sound and each in his own right can be a lead singer. (Judges, 21:24, "Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.") Selective Service please note they prefer not to lead any military bands or marches. Although The Elders are young they live their lives in double time and have written about fifty tunes. This is their first album and with it they hope to take up the slack left by The Beatles.
In addition to their original materiai they perform the great. standards of today, TWENTY-FIVE MILES, SISSY STRUT, and HIP HUGGER. To the non-initiated a standard is a song which has been on the charts longer than twenty-four hours. They feel they are better than many of the groups around and would like you to remember them and not forget this album or the songs therein. As an added note of non-sequitur interest, Linda Bari is a major in psychology and thus THE ELDERS may well be the only group that carries a traveling psychiatrist-in-residence.
Original Liner Notes
Tracks
1. Looking For The Answer (Ron Skinner, Linda Bari) - 5:01
2. Too Late To Change (Pat Smith, Gordon Neal) - 4:11
3. Sissy Strut (Art Neville, Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) - 3:58
4. Fort Lauderdale (Pat Smith) - 0:59
5. 25 Miles (Edwin Starr, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler) - 3:32
6. By The Size Of My Shoes (Larry Weiss, Jimmy Williams) - 3:15
7. Everybody Say Yeah (To The Call, Freedom For All) (Rod Budeliney, Gordon Neal, Linda Bari) - 3:21
8. Hip Hug Her (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr, Donald "Duck" Dunn) - 3:25
9.Your Mother Chews Tobacco (Pat Smith) - 1:04
*Jerry Behring - Bass
*Rod Budeliney - Rhythm Guitar
*Ron Skinner - Drums
*Pat Smith - Keyboards
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Thanks Marios. I've only heard the sample but the funky groove reminds me of the James Gang. I believe like Texas and Michigan, Ohio rock had it's own distinctive flavor.
ReplyDeleteMARIOS,you made my day with this one.I've been looking this album in flac for years,bacause my mp3 copy sounds very thin.To me is an overlooked hidden treasure.Extra thanks...
ReplyDeleteMarios; This is a great surprise. The band I was in at the time (we're on that WONE comp too) shared gigs with these guys occasionally and they were as good as The McCoys or The Dantes any of the signed Ohio bands that played the dance hall circuit. I had always heard they cut some stuff for Dunhill, but had never heard it. Maybe someone can tell me if these are those tracks.
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Thank you so much, Marios! You have the best web-page for music of the 60's & 70's!
ReplyDeleteStylistically this is a long way from the garage sound of "Don't Cry To Me"
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ReplyDeleteLong time I had to be satisfied with poor quality rip vinyl of the album, which blended driving guitar and organ with late flower pop
Thanks to Marios for this share ... now my ears has fully satisfied!
Seldom seen killer Psych, Rock, Soul, Funk LP out of Dayton, Ohio. The group where originally known as 'Jerry And The Others'. In 1966 they recorded one song on the 'Dayton Scene' LP, 'Don't You Lie To Me', that has gained collector fame as one of the great teen garage numbers from the area. They became 'The Elders' in 1970, along the way picking up 'Ron Skinner' who previously played with 'The Pictorian Skiffuls'. In 1971 they issued their sole album, 'Looking For The Answer'. Despite what has been written (no flowery psych here), musically their sound is a style of funky rock with influences of Sly & The Family Stone, James Gang, The Young Rascals, Wilson Pickett, and The Meters (whom the cover here, Sissy Strut), highlighted with a combination of driving guitar and (to a lesser extent) organ. Four out of the ten tracks are covers (Sissy Strut / Hip Hugger / 25 Miles) and the originals are decent. Driving guitars, organ & drums plus great vocalist etc...
When you see the cover of their album from 1971. you'd probably expect a fierce hard rock riffs, maybe a little bit in the style of Black Sabbath, because the cover has a skull which stands on an open book - probably in the laboratory of an alchemist searching for the elixir of eternal life, who knows. But when the album starts and the notes dance, surprise is following. No, not at all as it seems, there is no dark Sabbath riffs, but very playful soul rock, with plenty of wah wah guitar (which makes them close to Sly & the Family Stone), and funky rhythms that push the body to move.
Although the beginnings of the group go back to 1965/66 in the garage rock band Jerry and the Others, the first LP wasn’t recorded until 1971, after they changed their name to The Elders. River of musical evolution is always in a hurry ahead, and with that fact in mind I have to admit that they sound a bit delayed because their sound is more fit in 1968 – but is certainly not an negative criticism. After all, there are so many good bands in a backward stage of development of music.
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I just found this Lp at a local Goodwill Thrift store here in GA USA for one dollar! The Meters cover is actually a song called Look-Ka Py Py. Cissy Strut is a different song entirely, so the LP is Mis-labeled.
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The names of the band members are incorrect
ReplyDeleteInteresting band! I'm from Youngstown, went to Ohio State, and heard most of the funk bands from Dayton! This band was very interesting!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy is Rob budding being listed as Rod Budeliney?
ReplyDeleteI loved this band…funky rock and roll! Are any of the band guys still in the business?
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks for re-up uncompressed!!
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